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Chang Yuan

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Chang Yuan
Born (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997 (age 27)
NationalityChinese
Statistics
Weight classFlyweight
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights52
Wins40
Wins by KO2
Losses12
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Bantamweight
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nanjing Flyweight
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Flyweight
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Bantamweight

Chang Yuan is a Chinese amateur boxer. On 8 August 2024, she defeated Turkish boxer Hatice Akbaş by 5-0 to win the gold medal in women's 54 kg boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics, thus becoming the first ever Chinese female boxer to win a gold medal at any Olympics.[2]

She also won the gold medal at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games and the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing record for Chang Yuan". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "Paris 2024 Boxing: All Results, as Chang Yuan claims gold medal in Women's 54KG Weight Class". 8 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Boxer CHANG Yuan: Aiming high for Tokyo". Olympics. 21 April 2021. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Chang Yuan". Olympics. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. ^ "North Korea's Pang snatches gold from China in Asiad boxing rematch". France 24. 4 Oct 2023. Retrieved 7 Oct 2023.
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